Kindergarten Teacher - Meadowlark Elementary

Liberal USD 480•Liberal, KS

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Kindergarten Teacher at Meadowlark Elementary is responsible for creating a Spanish classroom environment that fosters learning and personal growth for every student. This role involves establishing effective rapport with students, motivating them to develop essential skills, attitudes, and knowledge to become responsible citizens, and building strong relationships with parents and staff. The position provides standards-based instruction in Spanish for two content areas, complementing another teacher who instructs in English for two other content areas. The student population will be equally divided between native Spanish and native English speakers.

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education or a related field.
Must possess or be eligible for a Kansas Teaching License or Postgraduate Professional License with appropriate endorsement to teach elementary school.
Must possess native or near-native proficiency in English and Spanish and a high degree of cultural competency.
Must possess familiarity with second language acquisition pedagogy.
Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public.

Responsibilities

Instructs students in a program of study which meets stated objectives and prepared students to master grade level standards.
Instructs students using strategies conducive to dual-language immersion, such as sheltered instruction, cooperative learning, and discovery learning.
Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the division’s basic instructional philosophy and congruent with course / SOL standards; provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.
Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best use the available time for instruction and to actively engage students.
Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom by providing positive reinforcement of acceptable behaviors and modifying unacceptable behaviors.
Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
Communicates regularly with parents or guardians through conferences and other means to discuss student progress.
Supervises and monitors student movement and escorts students to resources, bathrooms, buses, cafeteria, room changes and other activities in the building.
Administers standardized testing in accordance with division testing practices.